Improvement in cotton-bale ties



E. H. STA F F0 B D.

Cotton-Bale Ties. No.50,096. PatentedApri121,1a74.

ttorncya UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- ELIAS H. STAFFORD, OFKERNERSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA.

IMPROVEMENT IN COTTON-BALE TIES.

Specication forming part of Letters Patent No. 150,096, dated April 21,1874 application filed March 10, 1874.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, ELIAS HENLEY STAF- FORD, of Kernersville, in thecounty of Forsyth and in the State ot' North Carolina, have inventedcertain new and usefulImprovements in Cotton-Bale Ties; and do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, reference bein g had to the accompanying '(lrawiiigs, and tothe letters of reference marked` thereon making a part of thisspecification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangementof a cotton-bale tie to be used with an ordinary iron hoop or strap, aswill be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which-Figure lis a longitudinal section of my baletie with the hoop or strapfastened therein 5 and Fig. 2 is a horizontal section of the same.

A represents an ordinary iron hoop or strap havin g its ends bent toform interlocking hooks a a. B represents the tie, cast in the shape ofan oblong box open at both ends. The bottom of the interior of the boxis inclined from the center downward toward each end. The top is levelor horizontal, and the sides are slightly curved, as shown in Fig. 2.

The tie is placed over one end of the hoop, and the ends or hooks a a ofthe hoop locked, when the tie is moved over the lock. As the tie slidesover the lock it tightens on the same, preventing' the ends from risingup, making it impossible for the ends of the hoop to disengage, therebyforming a permanent, cheap, and convenient tie.

The tie may be moved from oft' the lock of the hoop, which thendisengages itself, and the cotton can then be unbaled with ease, withoutdamage to either hoops or ties.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

The box B, provided with an interior horizontal slot, the upper surfaceot' which slot is on a straight line, and the bottom and sides madeflaring from a central point outward, in combination with the strap A,.with interlock ing hooks a a, as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this25th day of February, 1874.

ELIAS HENLEY STAFFORD.

Witnesses R. S. LINVILLE, l). G. LINVILLE.

